Posts by Author: Alex Baker
Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe
Downhill Camera-Throw apparently becomes new Winter Olympics sport
Feb 8, 2022
Alex Baker
We’ve all heard of the Highland Fling, but have you heard about the Downhill Camera Fling? One unlucky photographer at the Beijing Winter Olympics decided…
Astrophotographer captures James Webb telescope from 1 million kilometers away
Feb 7, 2022
Alex Baker
Astrophotographer Jason Guenzel captured this incredible image of the Rosette Nebula with the James Webb telescope en route to its parking orbit. He managed to…
This little pill camera could be the end of colonoscopies
Feb 7, 2022
Alex Baker
A tiny camera that fits inside a pill-sized capsule has revolutionised cancer screening in Scotland. Over two thousand patients have now used the PillCam rather…
Shoot With Me wants to be the Airbnb for photographers
Feb 3, 2022
Alex Baker
Shoot With Me has launched fully across the USA and Canada. The new platform serves to hook up photography assistants and second shooters with studios…
Don’t make these mistakes when shooting with natural light
Jan 31, 2022
Alex Baker
Natural light is probably what most of us begin with when we are starting to get into portrait photography. It makes sense. The sun is…
How to get perfect long exposures the easy way with a 10 stop ND filter
Jan 26, 2022
Alex Baker
One of the things I was a bit confused by when I first started out in photography was the subject of filters. What, when and…
I lit a whole castle with a small wearable LED light
Jan 24, 2022
Alex Baker
Yes, you read the title correctly. Well, almost. If I’m being completely honest actually I used four small wearable LED lights, and admittedly it…
Stop using filters, you’re not a Disney character
Jan 19, 2022
Alex Baker
I was chatting to a friend who told me a story about how her much younger cousin had escaped on holiday to somewhere tropical…
Canon shuts down factory in China citing ‘unprecedented difficulties’
Jan 18, 2022
Alex Baker
Canon has announced the imminent shutdown of its main factory, the Zhuhai Factory based in Southern China. The factory was in operation for 32 years…
How to earn $100,000 this year from your photography
Jan 17, 2022
Alex Baker
How do you make $100,000 as a photographer? Start with $200,000! Sorry, jokes aside, it is technically possible. I mean, there are photographers out there…